Poulet Roti Tout Simple (Simple Roast Chicken)

By Nancy Harmon Jenkins

Total Time
1 hour 40 minutes
Rating
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • 14-to-5-pound chicken
  • 1teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2whole garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1bay leaf, crumbled
  • 2onions, peeled and cut in half
  • 2tomatoes cut into quarters
  • 4ounces margarine cut into small pieces or 3 ounces butter mixed with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 4potatoes, peeled and cut in two
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

1207 calories; 81 grams fat; 17 grams saturated fat; 1 gram trans fat; 42 grams monounsaturated fat; 16 grams polyunsaturated fat; 48 grams carbohydrates; 7 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 71 grams protein; 2047 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

  2. Step 2

    Stuff the cavity of the chicken with the thyme, garlic and bay leaf. Do not truss the chicken. Place the chicken in a Pyrex baking dish, breast side up. Distribute onions, tomatoes and margarine or butter and oil around and on top of the chicken. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

  3. Step 3

    Roast the chicken in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or so, basting every now and then.

  4. Step 4

    Turn the bird breast side down. Add the potatoes and mix well with the juices in the pan. Add more margarine or butter - 1 or 2 ounces, if necessary. Lower the heat to 350 degrees. Cook another 45 minutes, basting occasionally. Serve. The skin should be very, very crisp. The chicken may be garnished with the potatoes.

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joyangonsalves@gmail.com

The chicken should be crisp it's gave Taste when eating

Eve

Thought the chicken turned out very tasty. I left out the tomato and added carrots in addition to the onion and potatoes. I did mess up the chicken skin turning it over but I didn't use a rack so I might in the future if I wanted it to look pretty.

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